Photos: A look at the life of Allen's Olympic gold medalist Carly Patterson

7/21

Photo: MICHAEL MULVEY/73295

Olympic champion Carly Patterson puts her hand over her heart as the American flag is raised and the National Anthem played following her gold medal win in the All-Around finals at the Athens Games on Aug. 19, 2004. At left is silver medalist Svetlana Khorkina, of Russia, and Nan Zhang, of China, right, bronze medalis

To post a comment, log into your chosen social network and then add your comment below. Your comments are subject to our Terms of Service and the privacy policy and terms of service of your social network. If you do not want to comment with a social network, please consider writing a letter to the editor.